UNLAWFUL SALE OR TRANSFER OF WEAPONS

In some states, a person commits an offense if he or she sells, rents, leases, or lends a handgun to another person with the knowledge that the person intends to use the handgun unlawfully or intends to use the handgun in the commission of an unlawful act. A "handgun" for purposes of this offense is any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand, such as a pistol or a revolver.

CONFESSIONS & MIRANDA WARNINGS

The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. The self-incrimination privilege of the Fifth Amendment means that a person cannot be compelled to give a testimonial communication to a police officer.

Food Drug and Cosmetic Act

A corporation, a corporate officer, a corporate director or a corporate employee may be charged with violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Act prohibits the misbranding and adulterating of food, drugs, or cosmetics. A violation of this act is generally classified as a misdemeanor. However, if the defendant violated the Act with the actual intent to defraud or mislead, the classification of the offense is elevated to a felony.

DEFENSE OF PROPERTY

A person who is in lawful possession of real property may use force to protect his or her real property. The person may use force against another person or an intruder if he or she reasonably believes that force is immediately necessary to prevent the other person's trespass on his or her real property. A person who is in lawful possession of tangible personal property may use force against another person in order to prevent the other person's unlawful interference with the personal property.

INCEST

A person commits the offense of incest when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a family member or a relative. A family member or a relative is usually defined as any ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption, any stepchild or stepparent while the marriage that created the step relationship exists, any parent's brother or sister by whole or half blood, any brother or sister of whole or half blood or by adoption, or the children of any brother or sister of whole or half blood or by adoption. The person must know that the other person is a relative. However, the relative does not need to be legitimate.